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USJI University Research Report Vol.57

2017.03.30

Kyoto University

Topic:

Chimpanzee Down syndrome: a case study of trisomy 22 in a captive chimpanzee

Researcher:

Satoshi Hirata, Professor, Wildlife Research Center

Read from here:

The research group led by Prof Satoshi Hirata of Kyoto University has confirmed the second case known to science of a chimpanzee born with trisomy 22, a chromosomal defect similar to that of Down syndrome (or trisomy 21) in humans. The report on Kanako, a 24-year-old female chimp born into captivity appears in the journal Primates*, published by Springer. Read more(* The journal Primates is the official journal of the Japan Monkey Centre)